Automatic inker.



Patented Deo. Il, i900.

l.1. S. ANDERSON.

AUTOHAUS INKER.

(Application led Jan. 27, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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Nrrnl JAMES S. ANDERSON, OF. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

AUTOMATIC INKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,406, dated December 11, 1900. Application filed January 27, 1900. Serial No. 3,028. (No model.)

To all whoop it 11o/tty concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented a new and useful Automatic Inker, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an automatic inking device for applying ink to drawinginstru ments; and it has for its object to provide such a device as will be simple and efficient.

As liquid india-ink is now in general use by draftsmen and illustrators and the usual method of applying such ink to the drawing instruments is tedious, I have invented a device by means of which an instrument-as, for instance, a lining-pen-can be loaded with ink almost as readily as a common pen is inked in the usual way. Another objection to the use of liquid ink is the loss from evaporation and the liability of the solid particles settling to the bottom.

My invention will obviate such dilhculties and it consists in the improved construction and novel combinations of an inking device, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in each of the views in which they occur, Figure 1 is an elevation of an automatic inker embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a portion of the same. Fig. 3 is a broken elevation of the holder, stand, and operating means, taken from the rear; and Figs. 4 and, 5 are broken detail views. In practicing my invention I provide a dat stand or base 1, to which an oscillating holder 2 is pivotally secured by means of the bracket 3 and rocker-foot 3. A spring 4 extends from the bracket upon the base forwardly and upwardly and engages with the under surface of the holder, and the lower ends 3" of the rocker-feet upon the holder are extended to the rear, so as to engage with the base and retain the holder substantially parallel withl the base when in its normal position. The holder is provided with two rearwardly-extending perforated projections 5. Seated within the holder is a stand 6, the rear portion of which is provided with two upwardlyextending posts 6', which are located substantially midway between projections 5 and are perforated in alinement therewith. Pivotally mounted within the perforations in the projections 5 is a vibrating arm 7, the central portion of which isformed into a loop 8, and its ends are bent at an angle thereto to form standards 9, each of which is provided with a pivot 10 and a slotted head 11. Pivotally secured in the perforations of the standards 6' is a segmental rack 12, the bottom of which is provided with a shaft 13, each end of which is provided with a cross-head 14, which 'fits in the corresponding recess 15 in the head l1. The upper ends of the posts 6' extend above the top of the rack l2 and are perforated for the reception of pivots 16 upon the rear end of an arm 17, the pivotal end of said arm being provided with teeth for engaging with teeth of the rack, so that whenever the top of the rack is swung forward the arm will be rotated upon its pivot and the free end moved upward and backward. A spring 1S is fastened at one end to one of the pivots 16 and at the other end to one of the posts 6', so as to automatically return the arm to its normal position. The arm is preferably perforated intermediate its ends and a screw 19 is passed through said perforation and engaged with the projection 20, which extends upward and forward from the upper ends of the posts 6, substantially parallel with the arm 17, as clearly shownn the drawings, the projection 2O being provided with a screw-threaded perforation adapted to receive the screw 19.

Seated in the stand 6 is an ordinary inkbottle 21, which is closed with a perforated stopper in the usual manner. Rigidly secured at its upper end to the free end of the arm 17 in any suitable manner-as, for instance, by means of a winged nut 22-is a curved inker 23 for lifting the ink out of the bottle.

If desired,the stopper 24 can be formed from elastic material with a portion extending above the top of the bottle to form a cushion for the free end of the arm 17. The lower end of the inker ,23,which is preferably formed from the usual quill, is preferably cut off at an angle, as shown in dotted lines at 25, or it may be provided with a funnel-shaped cup 26, by means of which the ink is lifted from the bottle and delivered to the pen.

In operating my invention the parts are as- IOO sembled, as shown in Fig. 1, with a loop 8 of the vibrating arm surrounding the bottle 21 near its upper end and with the arm 1'7 closed upon the top of the bottle and the inker 23 extending down substantially to the bottom of the bottle. When the draftsman wishes to supply an instrument with ink, he holds the instrument in the usual manner in the hand and by placing the-little finger on the vibrating arm and pressing downward the segmental rack is moved forward, which will cause the arm 17 to be thrown backward, and thereby withdraw the inker from the bottle in the position for inking the instrument, after which the latter can be placed in contact with the inker by the operator without removing the little finger from the vibrating arm. As soon as the instrument has been filled the pressure is removed from the arm, when the spring 18 will return the parts to their normal position,with the pointed end of the inker immersed in the ink ready for a subsequent operation. By adjusting the tension of the springs 4 and 18 relative to each other the pressure upon the vibrating arm above described will also cause the holder to be rocked upon its pivotal point and the forward portion depressed to such an extent as will cause the ink within the bottle to be agitated suiiiciently to prevent the solid matter from settling to the bottom.

If desired,the stand 6 may be removed from the holder by lifting it upward and slipping the cross-heads 14 out of the recesses in the heads of the vibrator-arm. Vhen it is removed from the holder, as shown in Fig. 2, the inking device may by held in one hand with one finger resting against the rack l2, and the instru ment to be supplied can be held in the other hand.

By pressing the rack forward the arm 17 will be swung upward and backward in the same manner as though the rack were operated by the depression of the vibrating arm, and the instrument can be applied to the point of the inker in the usual manner.

When it is desired to keep the bottle closed for any length of time, the screw 19 is caused to engage Ithe threaded perforation of the projection 20, and the free end of the arm is thereby drawn down upon the stopper, so as to prevent the possibility of the escape of any of the liquid by evaporation or otherwise. By constructing an inker as above described it is convenient, automatic, and will always keep the ink agitated, so as to be in the best condition for use. Where it is not convenient to use the stand with the automatic attachment, it can be removed therefrom and operated as readily as though it were seated on the holder.

While I have shown what I consider to be the most desirable means for embodying my invention, yet I reserve to myself the right to make such changes and alterations therein as will come within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In an automatic inker, the combination, with a stand provided with posts, of a segmental rach pivotally secured between said posts, an arm pivotally secured to said posts above the rack having its pivotal ends provided with teeth in position to engage with the teeth of the rack, an inker secured to the free end of the arm in position to enter a bottle upon the stand, means for operating the parts to withdraw the inker from the bottle, and means for returning the parts to their normal position, substantially as described.

2. In an automatic inker, the combination, with a stand provided with posts, of a segmental rack pivotally secured between said posts, the rear edge of which extends beyond the rear edge of the posts, an arm pivot ally secured to the posts above the rack and having its pivotal end provided with teeth in position to engage with the teeth of the rack, a spring secured to the pivot of said arm at one end and to the post at the other, the inker secured to the free end of the arm in position to enter an ink-bottle upon the stand, and means for operating the inker to withdraw the same from said bottle, substantially as described.

3. In an automatic inker, the combination, with a stand provided with posts, of a segmental rack, an arm pivotally secured between the posts, an inker secured to the free end of the arm and adapted to enter an inkreceptacle upon said stand, means for operating the inker, and means for locking said arm to said posts, substantially as described.

4. In an automatic inker, the combination, with a stand provided with posts, said posts being provided with a perforated projection, of a segmental rack and an arm pivotally secured between the posts, the arm being provided with a perforation in position to register with the perforation in the projection, a screw through the perforation in the arm, the end of which is adapted to be screwed into the perforation of the projection, a bottle in the stand, the stopper of which is formed from elastic material and perforated, an inker secured to the free end of said arm in position to pass through the perforation in said stopper and means for operating the inker, substantially as described.

5. In an automatic inker, the combination, with the base, of a spring-pressed holder pivotally mounted thereon, the rear portion of which is provided with perforated projections, a `vibrating arm pivotally secured in said projections, a stand within the holder, a segmental rack pivotally secured to said stand in position to be detachably connected with said Vibrating arm, an arm pivotally secured above the rack in position to engage therewith, and an inker secured to the free end of said arm and adapted to be operated by said vibrating arm, substantially as described.

6. In an automatic inker, the combination,

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with the base, of a holder pivetallyv secured thereto, in position to be normally held substantially parallel therewith, a spring for engagging with said rholder to retain it in said parallel position, a vibra-ting arm pivotally secured to said holder, each end of which is provided with a slotted head, a. stand in the holder provided with posts, said posts being arranged between the ends of said arm, a segmental rack pivotally secured between said posts, each end of the pivot of which is provided With a cross-head in position to be removably connected with the slotted heads, an arm pivotally secured above the rack in position to engage therewith, and an inker earried by said arm and adapted to be operated by the vibratin g arm, su bstanti all y as described 7. ln an antoinatie inkel', the combination, with the base, of a spring-pressed holder pivotally secured thereto, the rear portion of which is provided with perforated projections, a vibrating arm, the central portion of which is formed into a loop and the ends of which are bent at an angle thereto, each of said ends being provided with a pivot and a slotted head, a stand within the holder, the rear portion of which is provided with perforated posts arranged between the projections of the holder, a segmental rack pivotally se cured between the lower portions of said posts, each end of the pivot of which is provided with a eross-head to fit within said slotted heads, an arm pivotally secured between the said posts above the raek and in position to engage therewith, and an in ker carried by the free end of said arm and adapted to be operated by the vibrating arm, substantially as described.

' JAMES S. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

L. G. CAMPBELL, S. H. SCONBERG. 

